Introduction to testing with the PAK – MKII Data Acquisition System

The following videos are intended to help you, the user, get introduced to using the PAK – MKII data acquisition and analysis system. The Quick Start videos are more detailed full instruction videos. The PAK Tip videos were part of the monthly PAK Video Tip series and while they were not necessarily tutorial introduction videos, their content has been deemed extremely useful for beginners. Once you have mastered the skills in these videos please view the rest of the PAK Video Tip Library for more detailed information regarding various useful aspects of PAK!

Getting Started with PAK

This tutorial is a introduction to the original PAK measurement software. Classic PAK, as we call it, is the measurement interface that gives you the most options for data measurement with triggering and analysis. In this video we break down the measurement setup process into easy to follow steps. Topics covered include:

PAK Video Tips

Whether it’s your first time or one hundredth, it’s easy to forget a step in connecting your MKII to a new computer. In this video we go through the steps to get you connected and testing with your MKII.

This PAK Video Tip is a beginner tutorial for how to use the PAK Arithmetic. In the video we go through setting up an example analysis and examine how the arithmetic provides you more freedom to perform unique calculations.

When performing an FFT analysis in PAK it is important to understand the how the FFT parameter settings will affect your data. This PAK Tip Video quickly explains and demonstrates the proper setting and strategies for an FFT analysis in PAK.

With this 6 minute PAK Tip Video we explain the background for digital order analysis in data acquisition for a rotating system. We cover the advantages of a digital order analysis compared to a regular FFT order analysis, several rules of thumb for setting up an analysis properly, and how to set up an order analysis in Classic PAK Measurement.

PAK Graphical Layouts enable a user to create customized, repeatable report layouts. Easy to use tools allow you to link the layout to your data sets for automatic updating of test information. You can customize the layout to incorporate pictures, text, and other aesthetic features. In this PAK video tip you will learn how to create a PAK fixed graphical layout and apply it to any graphic definition you create

Whether you are installing a new version of PAK on the same computer or on a new computer, you will want to transfer all of your old files, settings, and data. This 4 minutes video tip shows where and how to correctly transfer the files and use them to setup PAK.

With this video we try to where to find administrative information used in the operation and maintenance of PAK. We investigate license folders, configuration files, editable lists, system IDs, and much more.